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  • Differentiation of Positive and Negative Developmental Outcomes Among Immigrant Youth: Examining Specificity

    Creator:
    Olsen, Svea G.
    Abstract:
    Researchers and practitioners often assume that positive and negative outcomes are inversely correlated. Youth development can be more complex than a simple linear association, however. This complexity is poorly understood, with more research needed to inform how such associations manifest among specific populations and how sociodemographic factors may drive variation...
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    Dissertation
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    Youth: Examining Specificity Abstract approved: __________________________________ G. John

  • Language Brokering Experiences Among Racially and Culturally Diverse Youth

    Creator:
    Olsen, Svea G.
    Abstract:
    Over one million immigrants and refugees—many of whom are children—relocate to the U.S. each year. Upon relocation, families often need translation assistance, and youth are regularly asked to step into that role. Researchers call this phenomenon language brokering. The present manuscript describes two studies that examined the prevalence, frequency, and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Youth Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ G. John Geldhof

  • “I Think I'll Do Good”: Hopeful Future Expectations and Critical Reflection in Oppressed Youth

    Creator:
    Thogmartin, Asia A.
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    Critical consciousness (CC) and hopeful future expectations (HFE) are believed to promote positive development in youth who face structural inequalities (Callina et al., 2014; Heberle et al., 2020; Mcwhirter & McWhirter, 2008). Although both CC and HFE hold promise for enhancing the positive development of oppressed youth, gaps in the...
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    Dissertation
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    : ____________________________________________________________________ G. John Geldhof Critical consciousness (CC) and hopeful future expectations (HFE) are

  • Navigating Racial/Ethnic Discrimination in Early Adolescence : Exploring Individual Strengths

    Creator:
    Tyler, Corine P.
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    Racial/ethnic minority individuals are unable to escape the realities of everyday discrimination in the United States: at least 87% of African American adolescents and 50% of Hispanic/Latinx young adults report experiencing discrimination within the past year (Neblett, Rivas-Drake, & Umaña-Taylor, 2012; Pérez, Fortuna, & Alegria, 2008; Seaton, Caldwell, Sellers, &...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ G. John Geldhof

  • Flying Under the Radar : An Exploratory Assessment of Portland’s Burmese Refugee Parent Needs

    Creator:
    Thogmartin, Asia A.
    Abstract:
    War and persecution have devastating consequences, and the United States (U.S.) has a time-honored commitment to providing refuge to those most afflicted. Over the last four decades, the U.S. has provided sanctuary to more than 3.2 million refugees through its resettlement programs (U.S. Department of State, 2015a). Burma’s long-standing civil...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : ______________________________________________________ G. John Geldhof War and persecution have devastating consequences, and the United States